Timothy Leary

“Turn on, tune in, drop out.” That’s one of the most notorious dictums of the 1960s, and it was first uttered by Dr. Timothy Leary. To the extent that lysergic acid diethylamide ushered in a new era in global pop culture, Leary can be considered one of the fathers of the psychedelic era. He wasn’t solely responsible for the mass popularity of LSD – authors Tom Wolff and Ken Kesey played prominent roles, too, as did furtive chemist and engineer, Owsley “The Bear” Stanley, who undertook much of the grunt work in manufacturing and distributing the drug in quantity throughout the... Read More

Real Name:

Timothy Francis Leary

City Of Origin:

Springfield,
Massachusetts

Genre:

Spoken Word, Cultural Commentary, Rock, Psychedelic

Birthdate:

10/22/1920

Death date:

05/31/1996

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